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Failing Dental Implant Treatment - Philadelphia, PA

State-of-the-Art Laser Treatments to Protect Your Dental Implants

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Innovative LAPIP Treatment for Failing Dental Implants

Thanks to advancements in implant technology, titanium dental implants are a highly effective solution for replacing missing teeth, with a 95–99% success rate. However, factors like periodontitis and smoking can increase the risk of implant failure. Healthy gums are essential for implants to fuse with the bone while smoking impairs healing and immunity. Just as gum disease can cause tooth loss, bacterial plaque can lead to peri-implantitis around implants, resulting in bone damage and implant failure.

At Universal Dentistry, our team takes every precaution to ensure successful outcomes by addressing gum disease before surgery, promoting preventive care, and offering LAPIP™, a treatment to manage peri-implantitis and save failing implants. Many patients trust us to resolve issues with implants placed by other practices, knowing that proper care and expertise can prevent complications.

What is LAPIP (Laser Assisted Peri-Implantitis Protocol)?

The LAPIP technique is an implant-specific modification of the laser-assisted new attachment protocol (LANAP®). LAPIP is a proven method for removing inflamed pocket tissue, disrupting biofilms, and decontaminating the implant surface.

LAPIP restores the health of diseased soft and hard tissue without damaging the implant or healthy tissue. Studies show that 94% of failing dental implants treated with the LAPIP protocol reintegrate in periodontal pockets.

The Benefits of the LAPIP Protocol

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Everything You Need to Know About the LAPIP Procedure

The first step in restoring a stable smile is to assess the extent of tissue degradation around your implants with digital X-rays and measure the pocket depth with a special probe. If it’s determined that LAPIP is the best approach to treat peri-implantitis in Philadelphia, PA, the PerioLase® MVP-7™ laser is used to gently vaporize bacteria, diseased tissue, pathologic proteins, and titanium contaminants in soft tissue.

Next, ultrasonic scaler tips are used to remove surface growth and make any necessary bone modifications. The laser is highly effective because it forms a stable fibrin blood clot containing stem cells from the bone.

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